"More so about the team. If or when I do come back this season, they will have played 50 some-odd games without me, so they have an identity this year or things that they've felt have clicked for them. And it's been successful. They're the (second) team in the East up to this point."
"So there is a thought in my head, like, how does that work? Or how does that look with me integrating myself off the injury ... 50, 60 games into a season? There obviously could be some challenges. And it is a thought: Do I come back? Should I wait? It's something that I honestly, recently, in the last two weeks or so just kind of contemplate every single day."
"It is a thought: Do I come back? Should I wait? It's something that I honestly, recently, in the last two weeks or so just kind of contemplate every single day."
Jayson Tatum ruptured his Achilles tendon in May during the Eastern Conference semifinals versus the Knicks and has exceeded expectations during rehab. No official return timeline has been set, but he has made notable progress, including an hour-long on-court workout in front of media. The Boston Celtics currently sit second in the Eastern Conference and have established an identity over 50-plus games without him. Tatum contemplates daily whether returning this season is best, citing concerns about on-court rust and the challenge of integrating into a successful lineup well into the season.
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